The Ci1 Easy Rougher is a carbide insert woodturning tool that addresses fatigue, safety, and efficiency like no other type of tool on the market. It is designed to effortlessly hog away massive amounts of material for any woodturning process without the need for sharpening. The tool design provides support directly beneath the cutting edge transferring the cutting pressure downward allowing the lathe to "take the pounding" that you would normally suffer through when using a conventional bowl gouge for roughing. No more ‘white knuckling’ a bowl gouge.

Note - Not recommended for use on hardened tool rests.

• Cuts left, right and straight in without changing approach angle
• Truly deeper cuts – up to 1” off the diameter in one pass.
• Requires very little physical strength or exertion
• Your feet and hips stay in nearly the same position for the blank roughing process.

The Ci1 tool bar is CNC machined from solid stainless steel bar stock and is 11” overall length. It is turned down to a ½” diameter x 2 ½” long to receive a handle. The same Ci1 accepts either the crowned insert or square insert. The crowned insert excels at spindle roughing and finishing and working inside bowls. Choose the square insert for cutting square shoulders such as tenons on bowls and spindle work. For maximum efficiency have a tool for each insert.